verb (used with object), codified, codifying. 1. to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code. 2. to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection. Origin of codify. 1795-1805.
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) the early critical stage of necrosis of heart muscle tissue caused by blockage of a coronary artery. It is characterized by elevated S-T segments in the reflecting leads and elevated levels of cardiac enzymes. See also myocardial infarction.
In common law, a next friend (Law French prochein ami) is a person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian.